Asheey v. Little Rock
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court. Upon the facts stated, a clear case of equitable jurisdiction was made, and the bill was not subject to the objection of misjoinder of parties or causes of action. Story, Eq. PI. pp. 271, 284; Pom. Eq. Jur. pp. 243 to 274; 4 Ark. 340; 11 id. 720; 20 id. 25; 2 How.
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court. Upon the facts stated, a clear case of equitable jurisdiction was made, and the bill was not subject to the objection of misjoinder of parties or causes of action. Story, Eq. PI. pp. 271, 284; Pom. Eq. Jur. pp. 243 to 274; 4 Ark. 340; 11 id. 720; 20 id. 25; 2 How. U. S. 619; 17 N. Y. 592. The relief sought is purely equitable. 14 Ark. 345 ; 29 id. 612; 37 id. 286.; 30 id. 278; 44 id. 436. The prayer of the bill embraces within its scope seven different objects, viz : specific performance, partition, discovery, removal of clouds, dispossession, account of…
1Opinion of the Court
John B. Jones, Sp. J.
Roswell Beebe and Chester Ashley entered the lands upon which a portion of the City of Little Rock stands. The title was placed in the name of Beebe, under a written contract that he held one-half in trust for Ashley. Beebe laid out the lands into lots- and blocks, and divided and conveyed all except the irregular strip along the river front now in controversy. This was not laid out or divided, but the title remained in Beebe at his death.
The heirs of Ashley filed a complaint in equity against the heirs of Beebe, alleging that they held the title to one-half the land in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Root v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Brown v. Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Richmond v. Dubuque & Sioux City R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1871
- Fussell v. GreggSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Organ v. Memphis & Little Rock RailroadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Cribbs v. WalkerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Rowe v. AllisonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
- Florida Southern Railroad v. HillSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
- McKim v. McLineySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
- Pearman v. PearmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
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